Anita Nuopponen

• PhD
• Professor Emerita at University of Vaasa

The paper discusses factors that are relevant when constructing a typology of concept relations for terminology work by focusing especially on ISO 704:2009 Terminology work-Principles and methods and ISO 1087-1:2000 Terminology work-Vocabulary-Part 1: Theory and application standards and their future revisions. At first prerequisites for a concept...

Concept systems are a central element in terminology work and terminological research since concepts are not independent, discrete elements but belong to networks of other concepts, which are related to them in different ways. In order to understand even a single concept one has to acquire knowledge about various other concepts in the same concept...

This book deals with the oft-neglected tensions between perspicuity and fuzziness in specialised communication. It describes the manifestations, functions and implications of indeterminacy phenomena in a range of LSP specialisations where it has been customary to expect precision and consistency. The volume presents case studies and methodological...

The paper discusses causal concept relations and concept systems from the point of view of terminological analysis. Wüster's classifications of concept relations and systems are taken as a starting point, and an enhanced classification is suggested.

The aim of this volume is to provide an overview of different theoretical perspectives on Terminology, from Wüster to other initiatives that have emerged since the beginning of the 1990s. The volume also covers important topics which have significantly influenced Terminology and its evolution. These include variation, multidimensionality, conceptua...

Yrkesbilden för teknikinformatör (eng. technical writer, technical documentation specialist) är tämligen ny i Finland och uppgifterna kring teknisk kommunikation har ofta skötts vid sidan av till exempel planerings- och programmeringsuppgifter. I vår artikel granskar vi yrkesbilden för teknikinformatörer och diskuterar vilka arbetsuppgifter som inn...

Vår artikel handlar om de utmaningar som de vetenskapliga termernas mångfald för med sig i arbetet med den nyligen etablerade Vetenskapstermbanken i Finland. Som exempel använder vi terminologins termer och begrepp. Den normativa terminologiska ordlistan över terminologins termer TSK 36 blev inmatad i Vetenskapstermbanken på hösten 2012 för att få...

Den här artikeln handlar om vår begreppsanalys av begreppet 'synonymi' inom terminologi. Materialet består av litteratur som behandlar terminologi ur olika synvinklar, såväl ur preskriptiva synvinklar som ur deskriptiva och vetenskapliga. Fenomenet synonymi diskuteras i artikeln med hjälp av en utvecklingsmodell där de olika faserna utgörs av synon...

Internetin keskustelupalstat ovat paitsi julkisen keskustelun areenoita myös tehokkaita välineitä tiedon hankintaan ja jakamiseen. Tiedonjakamiseen keskittyvät palstat ovat täynnä asiantuntijoina esiintyviä henkilöitä, jotka vastaavat jopa täysin ventovieraiden ihmisten kysymyksiin. Artikkelissa käsitellään tutkimusta, jossa selvitettiin, miten eri...

The paper discusses preliminary findings from ongoing research, which studies how terminological vocabularies can convey and utilize information on relations between concepts and concept systems. The results discussed in this paper are from a pilot study where an existing terminological vocabulary from the field of Internet telephony was taken as r...

The paper discusses a model for structuring concept systems of activity. In terminological literature, these type of concept relations are classified as associative relations, and are given not much attention. However, the paper argues that they are useful as a starting point for a terminological analysis of a field or a subfield, and help to bring...

In terminological literature the importance of concept relations and systems is emphasised, typically on a theoretical level. The purpose of this article is to describe a concept system based method for terminological analysis - "satellite method". It is an effort to intengrate concept relations and concept systems more closely to terminological an...

The paper discusses the benefits that Terminology Science offers to different student groups by describing the courses at the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Vaasa, Finland.

This paper contrasts the traditional means and the WWW as to the terminological information and documentation and other more dynamic and interactive terminological activities. The conclusion is that the WWW has a lot to offer for the terminological I & D as well as for interaction needed in terminological activities.

The paper outlines a terminological text analysis method where elements from the theories of terminology and text linguistics and from other disciplines, such as cognitive science will be combined. The core of the method is, however, in terminological analysis.

Thesis t.p. laid in. Thesis (doctoral)--Vasa universitet, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index.

In the end of sixties the terminologist were dreaming of computers that could solve their problems. At that time the systems that could be used in order to connect entries in term banks according to the relationships between concepts remaine d fata morganas, as yet unobtainable. The principle of systematic terminology work and the importance of con...

The article presents the results of a quantitative study investigating features of plain language news in the online newspaper Selkouutiset [Plain News] published by the Finnish Centre for Plain Language. Comprehensibility and readability of plain language text are discussed on the basis of the results. Thirty online news articles were analysed qua...